Timothy, I disagree with your comment to a degree. I was born and raised in North Carolina and still live here, where Southern Hospitality is NOT a myth. I consider myself a "Southern Gentleman". I can say yes ma'am and yes sir. I even hold doors for people and say hello to people as they pass. It is all in how people are raised. My mama and grandma's would pop my mouth if I didn't respect my elders! My hometown has tripled its size in the past 8 years. Most of the "transplants" have moved from the northern states on the east coast. Maybe you live in one of those towns where your fellow yankees moved to. All in all I'm just saying that there are some of us down here in the South that know how to treat people and be polite reguardless of sex, race, or sexual orientation.